16Synonyms found for stuffed

Word Origin & History

stuff early 14c., "quilted material worn under chain mail," from O.Fr. estoffe "quilted material, furniture, provisions" (Fr. étoffe), from estoffer "to equip or stock," probably from O.H.G. stopfon "to plug, stuff," or from a related Frankish word (see stop). Sense extended to material for working with in various trades (c.1400), then (1570s) "matter of an unspecified kind." Meaning "narcotic, dope, drug" is attested from 1929. To know (one's) stuff "have a grasp on a subject" is recorded from 1927. stuffy "poorly ventilated" is from 1831; sense of "pompous, smug" is from 1895.

Example Sentences for stuffed

Any money donated to college athletics is basically stuffed down a rat hole.

He doesn't have a stuffed animal pigeon, or any birds for that matter.

Ditto if you find an envelope stuffed with cash hanging out of a mailbox.

The shoe had sprung free from gear stuffed between me and my three colleagues packed into a tiny prop plane.

But you're totally stuffed up, so you experience this moment of complete panic because you can't get enough air.

She would make bizarre purchases--a stuffed fox one day and a dozen snakebite kits the next.

Surprisingly, toddlers speak in more complex sentences when alone in their crib chatting with their stuffed toys.

Therapists keep stuffed animals in their offices for exactly that purpose.

Which are pretty much stuffed to the gills wit modeling and subsequent judgement calls etc across disciplines.

The only thing that seems to stop people is the discomfort of your stomach being stuffed full of food.